Kolai-Palas Kohistan District (Kohistani and Shina: کولئی- پالس کوستَیں, Urdu: ضلع کولئی-پالس) is a district in the Hazara Division of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.[2][3][4][5] It was a sub-division of the Kohistan district within the Hazara division till it attained the status of a separate district in 2017.[6][7]
Kolai-Pallas District
ضلع کولئی-پالس | |
|---|---|
 Palas Valley | |
 Kolar-Palas District (red) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Division | Hazara |
| Established | 2017 |
| Government | |
| • Type | District Administration |
| • Deputy Commissioner | Fazal Hussain |
| • District Police Officer | N/A |
| • District Health Officer | N/A |
| Area | |
| 1,410 km2 (540 sq mi) | |
| Population (2023)[1] | |
| 280,162 | |
| • Density | 200/km2 (510/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 280,162 |
| Time zone | PST |
| Number of Tehsils | 2 |
| Website | kolaipallas |
Overview and history
editKolai-Pallas was carved as a district out of Lower Kohistan District by upgrading the old Pallas sub-division in 2017.[8][2][9] On 31 May 2018, Battera Kolai was carved out of Pallas tehsil making two tehsils in total for Kolai-Pallas.[10][11]
Demographics
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 123,685 | — |
| 1998 | 165,613 | +1.73% |
| 2017 | 274,923 | +2.70% |
| 2023 | 280,162 | +0.32% |
| Sources:[12] | ||
As of the 2023 census, Kolai-Palas district has 33,983 households and a population of 280,162. The district has a sex ratio of 103.65 males to 100 females and a literacy rate of 18.80%: 24.24% for males and 13.14% for females. 102,642 (43.36% of the surveyed population) are under 10 years of age. The entire population lives in rural areas.[1]
787 (0.33% of the surveyed population) people in the district are from religious minorities, mainly Christians.[13]
As of the 2023 census, 85.19% of the population speak Kohistani languages, 7.75% Shina and 2.81% Pashto as their first language. 4.03% of the population speaks languages classified as 'Others'.[14]
Administrative Units
editThe district currently has two Tehsils.[10][11]
- Battera Kolai (Urdu: تحصیل بٹیرا کولئی)
- Palas (Urdu: تحصیل پالس)
The district is decided into 13 Wards (previously known as Union Councils), and 52 village councils.
Provincial Assembly
edit| Member of Provincial Assembly | Party Affiliation | Constituency | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sardar Mohammad Riaz | Independent | PK-33 Kolai Palas | 2024 |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 1" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "Kolai-Palas notified as new district". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Deal struck: JUI-F's Maulana Asmatullah tenders resignation | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "KP Cabinet approves amendments in Civil Procedure Code". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Kolai-Palas district headquarters: Tribesmen defer protest after admin assurance". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "DISTRICT AND TEHSIL LEVEL POPULATION SUMMARY WITH REGION BREAKUP" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-20. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "POPULATION AND HOUSEHOLD DETAIL FROM BLOCK TO DISTRICT LEVEL" (PDF). www.pbs.gov.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 August 2017). "Kolai-Palas made district, Baffa-Pakhal tehsil". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Jirga members held for declaring two minor girls vani". The News. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ a b Correspondent, The Newspaper's (31 May 2018). "Five tehsils created in Hazara division". dawn.com. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ a b "Provincial cabinet for combined efforts of govt institutions against narcotics". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Population by administrative units 1951-1998" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 9" (PDF). www.pbscensus.gov.pk. Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
- ^ a b "7th Population and Housing Census - Detailed Results: Table 11" (PDF). Pakistan Bureau of Statistics.
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